homolactic

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adjective

Producing only lactic acid

OriginEnglish lactic ← Ancient Greek ὁμός (homós) ← Proto-Hellenic *homós →
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Meanings

adjectivehomolactic (not comparable)
  1. not comparableProducing only lactic acid

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*sem-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*somHós
  3. Proto-Hellenic*homós
  4. Ancient Greekὁμός (homós)
  5. Englishhomo-
  6. Englishlactic
  7. Englishhomolactic

From homo- + lactic.

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APA

homolactic. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/homolactic

MLA

“homolactic.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/homolactic. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “homolactic,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/homolactic.

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